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Hi Everyone, It’s been a long time! Today is March For Moms, a peaceful demonstration in D.C. bringing to light the critical need to address the maternal health of families in our country. I won’t be attending, as my daughter had a violin recital this weekend;-) But I will be there with everyone in spirit….

You know I’m not a “typical” blogger. Recently, I checked my website statistics and couldn’t believe how many of you are hanging in there with me. Thank you. I appreciate it. I will try to do better. Can you see my fingers crossed behind my back? I wish I could pump out blog posts every…

Please Sign and Share. Help Save Mothers in the U.S. from Dying after Childbirth. Support H.R.4216: The Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2014. Out of 180 countries, the United States ranks 60th in maternal deaths. This means 59 other countries are better at keeping new mothers alive than we are. That’s unacceptable. One critically important…

You ask. I answer. Feel free to reach out to me anytime. What is the difference between PPD (Postpartum Depression) and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? I get asked this question a lot. People often approach me and ask how I’m doing with my Postpartum Depression. I was diagnosed with PTSD, not PPD. Because there…

How are you? I’ve missed you. I’m serious. I really did miss you. I was on hiatus. I never intended for it to be this long but something else has been demanding the majority of my attention. I know what you’re thinking. When did this happen? Oh yes. I…

Within an hour of hitting the “publish” button I had over eight hundred page views on my website. No turning back. I logged onto my Twitter account to see if there was any activity there. There was a tweet to me from a South African woman. She explained over a series of tweets and private…

During our first meeting, Rachael told me that she was going to be my partner on this journey. She would reiterate that statement often during our sessions. I used to think it was such an odd and corny thing to say. How can you be partners with someone you hardly know? Plus, in order to…

I spent several months promoting my television show, “The Heart of Beauty”. It was a hectic and emotional time. The show received high praise yet continued to be rejected by networks. I persevered for Christine and her family to have a chance to tell their story to the world. I kept going for every person…